Surf the Web
13/10/08 14:13 Filed in: Slang
Definition: To look at Web sites on a computer.
Example: I want to learn about traveling to Paris, France; maybe I’ll surf the Web and see what I can find out.
Etymology: The ‘web’ is the World Wide Web. As a verb, ‘surf’ means ‘to ride a board on the waves of the ocean.’ So this phrase suggests that the World Wide Web is like the ocean, and looking at different Web sites is like riding across the ocean’s waves.